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The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.
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Mary has just been released from prison. She wants to come home and forget all about it but Briana has other ideas. Over a tumultuous two days a family is forced to confront not just their past but themselves. Because even if you refuse to hear the truth, the truth doesn’t go away. Róisín McBrinn returns to Clean Break (Favour) to direct this powerful story of family and forgiveness by Deborah Bruce (The House They Grew Up In). A co-production from National Theatre and Clean Break.
Top Billed Cast
Brid Brennan Mary
Alison Fitzjohn Briana
Yazmin Kayani Ella
Andrea Lowe Julie
Posy Sterling Leigh
Liz White Bernie
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